tviquez10 Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 Hey everyone! So I just wanted to post an update on my reefing journey thus far! I started with a 10 gallon FOWLR tank in December 2012 so this is my 10 year anniversary month! 😁 Last August, I upgraded my 10 gallon to a 20 gallon and added some coral. A few months later, my husband surprised me with a 40 gallon AIO and it's come a long way! The first picture is when I first set it up. The second picture is now. I have a pair of Clownfish, Pajama Cardinal and a Mandarin Fish. The corals I have are, Torch, Hammer, GSP, Pipe Organ, Firework, Ricordea Mushroom and a couple of different Zoas. I also have a huge Rock Flower anemone. I finally got to upgrade some equipment and I can already tell a different in the tank! I upgraded the stock skimmer with an IceCap Nano KI, which was WAY overdue. I got it on sale for $40 cheaper and I'm super excited about it! The skimmer Aquatop includes is crap. I upgraded the stock return pump with a Mighty Jet with controller and I LOVE it! It definitely creates more flow which my Torch is loving. I also got a heater with a controller and low water level sensor which I wish I would've gotten to start with. Side note: I haven't been on here posting much. How do I create a journal on my profile? I would've liked to post this on my page in a journal but I can't figure it out on my phone. I hope my little tank blurb wasn't boring but I thought it'd be cool to include a before and after! 3 Quote Link to comment
ml86743 Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 Lookin great! Is that the reefbreeder nano for lighting? Quote Link to comment
tviquez10 Posted December 3, 2022 Author Share Posted December 3, 2022 1 hour ago, ml86743 said: Lookin great! Is that the reefbreeder nano for lighting? Thank you! No, it's a Kessil A80! I'm planning to put it on my 20g tank and upgrade my 40g. Everything has been doing well but I just feel like it needs an upgrade and something with a wider spread. I'm not sure what I want yet though. 🤔 Quote Link to comment
sapling Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 the hammer looks good, looks like a branching with a couple heads, was this one of the corals you moved over? also that center coral, that is the pipe organ? looks huge! 1 Quote Link to comment
tviquez10 Posted December 8, 2022 Author Share Posted December 8, 2022 On 12/4/2022 at 4:03 AM, sapling said: the hammer looks good, looks like a branching with a couple heads, was this one of the corals you moved over? also that center coral, that is the pipe organ? looks huge! Yes, it is branching one! I actually bought it at the beginning of the year when I started this tank and it only had 2 heads and now it has 8! In the center is a pipe organ and it is humongous! My 20g however, has a MASSIVE Pipe organ. I'll have to tag you in a picture of it on here tomorrow. Lol It was so small for years but I changed the lighting and salt mix and it took off. I'm actually trying to figure out how to trim it way down without getting eaten by my Clownfish and Dottyback 😬 1 1 Quote Link to comment
SantaMonica Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 The first pic is 2012, or recent? Quote Link to comment
tviquez10 Posted December 10, 2022 Author Share Posted December 10, 2022 9 hours ago, SantaMonica said: The first pic is 2012, or recent? I've only had my 40g for almost a year so the first picture is from January 2022. I started out in 2012 with a 10g that I transferred to a 20g 1.5yrs ago. Quote Link to comment
JBM Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 Good looking reef 1 Quote Link to comment
tviquez10 Posted December 10, 2022 Author Share Posted December 10, 2022 4 minutes ago, JBM said: Good looking reef Thank you so much! It's one of my pride and joys.lol Quote Link to comment
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